All Chapters of ABANDONED BY MY EX-HUSBAND, MARRIED TO HIS CEO’S UNCLE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Gabriella Point of View.I always thought Betrayal would come with warning signs. Maybe a missed glance, a guilty smile, a crack in the perfect image we painted for the world, or a heavy rain that would scatter a lot of things and set like a warning. But nothing, nothing, was shown. Everything seemed like a picture perfect. "To new beginnings," I said, lifting my glass with a soft, tired smile.I have been busy preparing for Lila, my best friend's surprise dinner date and now I am weak. Lila beamed at me across the table, one hand curve on her belly. I couldn't help but smile wider, my chest tight with joy and a little bitterness, perhaps. For three years I have been wishing for a pregnancy but then, God decided to give it to my best friend, it's not a bad thing right? I was happy for her, seeing that she looked radiant. Glowing in a way I hadn't seen in years…since before the string of jobs list, the tearful phone calls, the night she showed up at our doorstep with everything she

“Fuck!” I cursed underneath my breath, slowly placing my hand on my chest suppressing the rising and falling rapidly of my heart. “Ariella! Why are you here?” I asked, staring at the lady dressed in office wear standing inside my kitchen, holding my spoon and making out food. I rolled my eyes, folding my hand to my chest as I waited for an explanation. “I am sure you have a lot to explain.” I watched her fidget on her nails before clearing her throat. “Gabby, it's been one week. One whole week and you have missed a lot of work. You have rescheduled your schedule and now they have all gone. You need to get back to work. A lot of files are piled up for you and I can't even bring it here because of your policy. Let's move on. I know you are the boss and I am the staff but let's change it now and I advise you as my very good friend. Move on….. “Ariella.” I warned, my eyes turning red already and she raised her hand up in surrender. “Okay. Okay. I won't talk about that anymore but,

Gabrielle's POVAnd with that, I stormed out of the event hall, my heels clicking loudly on the marble floor as if they, too, were expressing my fury.I didn’t care who saw me or what they thought. My heart was pounding in my chest like it was trying to escape, and I could feel the heat rising in my neck, my teeth chattering. I was angry, deeply hurt, and worst of all, I felt like a fool. I felt betrayed, disappointed, humiliated, and completely used. How could I have been so blind? How could I not have seen the signs? Aiden. That name rang in my ears like a haunting echo. Aiden. The man I had almost trusted, not knowing he was playing a game. A dirty, calculated, heartless game.What made it worse, what truly made me sick to my stomach, was that I had heard about Aiden for years. Ethan never stopped talking about him. He constantly brought him up in conversation. "My uncle is a perfectionist," he would say. "My uncle is so cold, but he always gets the job done." "My uncle built